It looks like OWN has fallen out of love. Deadline reports the network has cancelled Love Is ___ after only one season.
From Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil, the romantic drama explores how a modern “power couple” in “Black Hollywood” balances their professional, personal, and family lives. The cast includes Michele Weaver, Will Catlett, Idara Victor, Tyrone Brown, Kadeem Hardison, Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing, and Lana Young.
According to Deadline, OWN has cancelled Love Is ___ amid allegations of domestic violence against executive producer Salim Akil. The series’ first season earned fair ratings for a cable drama, averaging a .26 in the 18-49 demo and 903,000 viewers.
From OWN:
OWN has decided not to move forward with the second season of Love Is _ . The TV memoir was inspired by the real-life love story of married producers Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil.”
What do you think? Have you seen Love Is ___? Would you have watched a second season?
I’ve been waiting on season 2 and I’ve been really bummed since I heard it wasn’t returning hopefully they’ll rethink their decision.
It was great!
This show being cancelled is a major disappointment for me and my husband. It was one of the very few television shows we walked together. It was an amazing show and I am hugely disappointed.
I was looking forward to season 2 and now that it is not coming back on, I am very disappointed. I hope it will return in the future.
Really disappointed this show is not coming back on it was different from a lot of show I saw on television today. A lot of people won’t be left hanging on this one
Totally sad that OWN had to cancel season two of this show for someone’s personal issues. How about simply suspending the responsible party till the court either aquits or convicts him, and let the show keep going on with other staff members. It will be great if OWN could reconsider this move. It is a great show
So disappointed I was looking forward to a second season. Even a third and fourth. I loved the story the people who played them. Every week I couldn’t wait to watch the next episode. It helped me to understand some situations in my own relationship. It’s nice to watch a real life couple with real life problems with real love express their journey through life together. So many young people as myself needed to watch this. Nowadays it’s easier to break up and move on to the next person instead of working through problems. Not all situations you can get… Read more »
I am so very disappointed. This was truly a great show, with great acting, and an awesome script. I certainly hope someone else picks this series up. It truly deserves to be seen. I understand that allegations have been made, but what happened to “innocent until proven guilty” , and why do so many other talented people in front of and behind the scenes have to pay for someone else mistake.
I LOVED this show. My family and friends all watched it and we looked forward to the second season. I am very disappointed that it will not move forward.
So disappointed but OWN must have had a compelling reason to cancel the show.
I agree. I think for OWN to cancel because of some behind the scenes nonesense is terrible.
I was really looking forward to season 2.
I pray another network picks the show up because it was too good of a story to just let go.
I can’t believe this is cancelled due to personal allegations that having NOTHING to do with the show or it’s production. Love is ______ was one of the few shows I was looking forward to.
I’ve watched it at least 4 times, such a huge heartbreak and disappointment. OWN should reconsider.
I felt that it was a great series, illustrating the concept of unconditional love. Her love for him had nothing to do with the tangible possessions he had or lacked, but with what she could not ignore in her heart, in spite of outside opposition. All young people should have been watching. I would have hoped that OWN would have aired it a second season. What ever happened to innocent until proven guilty?
I thought it was a great show. It’s Senseless for OWN not to move forward for some personal behind the scenes drama. SMH
Extremely sad. I felt attached to the characters wondering what was going to happen in season 2.
I was looking forward to tge Second season. Very sad about tge allegations.
It’s one of the very few shows that I was soooooo looking forward to! I expected the show to be around for many years. Love Is …. was realistic, engrossing and balanced. I’m extremely disappointed in the decision to cancel!